Çimenlik Castle, Ottoman fortress in Çanakkale, Turkey.
Standing at the narrowest point of the Dardanelles, Kale-i Sultaniye features thick stone walls measuring 11 meters high with nine defensive bastions around its perimeter.
Sultan Mehmed II ordered the construction of this strategic fortress in 1452 to control maritime traffic through the Dardanelles before his conquest of Constantinople.
The fortress houses two historic mosques within its courtyard, built during different Ottoman periods and named after their respective sultans, Fatih and Abdülaziz.
The fortress functions as part of the Naval Museum, displaying military artifacts, historical cannons, and providing detailed information about the 1915 Dardanelles campaign.
An unexploded artillery shell from the British battleship HMS Queen Elizabeth remains embedded in the northern wall since March 18, 1915.
Location: Çanakkale Province
GPS coordinates: 40.14636,26.39914
Latest update: March 9, 2025 09:06
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